World leaders from across the globe are publicly mourning as they prepare to gather in South Africa for the state funeral of Nelson Mandela — the man who led his country out from under the brutal oppression of white minority rule.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for working to eliminate the scourge that has haunted generations from World War I to the battlefields of Syria.

BRUSSELS, Belgium — European lawmakers awarded their top human rights prize Thursday to Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who last year survived a Taliban assassination attempt because of her outspoken support for girls’ education.